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GROOERIES.

SUGAR-Pure white, &c; of white,
sic; yellow clarified, 8 }95ic; seconds,
5t95lc; refined A, 696bc; GRADUATED,
6ic; plantation graduated, 6f@6ic
powdered, 7G7lc; cut loaf, 7@7tc.
CANDIEs-Sticks, all sic ss, in boxes,
pals and barrels, 73@9ic.
CoFFEE-Common, l4@l41c; ordin.
AIRY, l6SlSac; prime Rio, l6A@l7c;
choice to fancy, l7i@l8c; old gov.
eminent, 241C925Ic.
SoAP-S@5lc per pound.
SALT-l 20 per barrel; sacks, fine,
81 35@l As; coarse, 81 1901 10;
pockets, bleached, 2s@7c; car loads
from levee or depot, &c cheaper.
CANNED GooDs, Ere Prices per
dozen: Pineapples, 81 25@l 30;
peaches, Glib standard, 81 IDOL %;
seconds, $l@l 10; tomatoes, Glib
standard, $l@l 10; 3.lb, 81 25@l 80;
strawberries, 81 l0tGl %; rasoberries,
ST. 1901 20, blsckberries, $l@1 10;
green gags, 81 COOL IS; pears, $2@
%; plums, 81 6O@l 20; asparagus,
81 60(94; green corn, $l@l So; green
peas, 81 55@l IS; cove oysters, full
weight, Lilo, S5@9'c ;; cove oysters, full
weight, 2.lb, 81 GOAL 70; cove oysters,
light weight, lib, Coo; cove oysters,
light weight, 2lb, 81 10; condensed
milk-Crown, S. 1905 IS; Eagle,
81 20; Swiss, IS rs.
MoLAssEs-Louisiana, common to
fair, 20@25c; prime to choice, new,
45@50c; syrup, 20@40o; common TO
fair, 20@25c; prime t, choice, 2S@3Oc ;
centrifugal fancy, 3j@iOc.
New YORK, February 3.-Coffee-
Fair Rio dull; options essierand mod
erately active; ga es, 1880 bags
February, 12,90c; March, ~ SOC April,
June, l2.759l2.S5; July, I2 75@
~ SOC; August, IL S5@l2 901; 0eto.
Der, IL Soc. Sugar quiet; refining
dull. Molasses steady, l94c for so test.
Rice steady.
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9Oc to 81 20, Accord ng to proof; rye,
81 1906.
CHICAGO, ILL .Fsbruary.S.-Whisky
81 Is.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, February S.-whisky
firm, 81 Is.
CINCINNATI, O., February g.
Whisky steady; sales OF 76S barrels Of
finished goods on basis OF 81 l3.
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GENERAL NEWS.

WET weather.
BUSINESS very quiet.
FouR boats leaving today.
SEVERAL towboats are overdue.
The river here continues TO rise
steadily.
THE rain yesterday retarded bushes
somewhat.
The John A. Wood Is due down on
her way to New Orleans with tow Of
coal.
THE Wyoming is announced to leave
here this evening fer Cairo and St.
Louis. Capt. AID Storm is her agent.
The City Of Cairo is due today, and
she Ia the regular Anchor Line packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Vicks-
burg and all way landings.
THE Chesapeake will leave at noon
today for Mptonville and all way land
ings on the upper coast. Capt. W. P.
Hall commands, with Mr.. j. ID, Fuller
in the office.
THE James Lee, Capt Cla0gett, leaves
this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and way landings. Messrs. VIM. Ash
ford, Wiil DsrrPgh and John Rsodes
are her clerks.
The City OF st. Louis arrived at 10
o'clock last night from st. Louis, and
left during the night for Nav Orleans
with about 1000 tons OF freight, in
GLIDING about seventy.fve tons added
here.
THE Coshoms, Capt. Henry Cooper,
is the packet leaving this evening for
0lceola and all way points on the up
per coast. Messrs. William Smither,
Charles Leitwich and Sid Wheeler are
her clerks.
THE Harry Brown, towing 20 boats OF
coal, passed to New Orleans yesterday
morning. She dropped here for Messrs.
Brown 4 Jones one barge Of nut and
slack coal and also one boat and one
barge OF lump coal.
THE Kate Adams arrived on tins
from Arkansas City with AS bales OF
cotton, GA bags OF cotton seed, l456
sacks Of cotton seed and LA packages
OF sundries. She went back last even
ing with good trip.
A DISPATCH received yesterday by
Agent: ]. B. Rogers, stated that the
Guiding Star was fully loaded, and
did not want any freight here. The
dispatch was sent from Vicksburg,
and was signed by Capt Hegler.
The big Helena arrived from New
Orleans with % hogsheads and 200
barrels OF sugar, l24 barrels OF mo-
lasses, l72 bales OF cotton, 575 sacks
OF cotton seed and 90 packages Of
sundries. She left last night for st.
Louis.
The City OF Vicksburg passed to
Vichsburg yesterday morning with
good trip. She put of 8S8 barrels and
8l2 half barrels -four, 322 saoks seed,
Al bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton, 2SS
packages sundries. she added 100
tons Of way freight.
BAD weather and heavy business
detained the Chesapeake, and she did
not arrive In time to leave yesterday
evening. She got In about o'clock
with 90 bales OF cotton, 40 bags of seed
cotton, 727 bags Of cotton seed, 1853
sacks Of corn and IS packages OF sun
dries. b.
The Granite Slate, In command Of
Capt. A. J. Lindsay, arrived at 8
O'Clock last night from Cincinnati,
with l25 barrels OF -four, 1903 barrels
OF potatoes, rs barrels Of oil and vine
gar, 19l sacks OF brarf and corn, $50
packages OF furniture and $500 pack
ages OF suudrles. She leaves again
this evening for Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all way
landings on the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers. Messrs. Don Mars and Bob
Handriokaon are her clerks.
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PErROLEU n.

Coal 0n-Prims white, wholesale
lois, 9a@l0c per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o., February 3.-Petro-
leum steady; 8. W. llO0, zee.
PrrrsBURG, Pa, February S.-Petro-
leum dull and heavy; Natonal Tran
sit certificates opened at 67sc; closed at
67sc; highest, 67a'; lowest, &c.
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTs.

OoTToN SEKD la car load lots i.
Prime Guide cotton seed oil, new,
30@3lc; eff crude cotton seed oil, -;
prime summer yellow cotton seed oil,
35@37c; off summer yellow cotton
seed oil, 32@33c; miners summer
yellow cotton seed oil, $50; prime
summer white cotton seed oil, $50
Soc; choice cooking yellow cotton
seed oil, $1,000; pime cotton seed
meal, SIS 50@l8; less than car lots,
$40 50@l7. Cltton seed delivered at
depot or levee, SO per ton; from wagon
at mills,$9 per ton.
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LIVE STOCK .

Conn FED CATTLR-Ohoice to extra,
3la4c; good, 3l@33c.
grass CATrLs - Choice, 3@9Sc;
good, 2f@2fn; fair to medium, 2@2tc
scallawags, l@l3c.
Hoes -Cholcs, 4!94ic; good, 40
Ate.
SHEEP -Ohoic,, 40; medium, $40
3ac.
KANSAS CIrv, Mo, February g.
The Lave Stock Indicator report: Cat.
tle-recsipls, 800 head; shipments,
none; the market WAS active aud go
los higher; good to choice shipping,
81 05,G4 As; common to medium,
So 46@3 95 s'ockeis, So COOS 10; feed
ing steers, So 20(93 IS; cows, 81 75(9
20. Hoes-receipte, 7400 head ship.
ments, 200 head; market active and
10c higher for choice; common stuff
about steady good to choice, 81 900
5 10; common to medium, 81 1904 So.
Sheep receipts, 800 head; shipments,
543 head; market steady; good to
choice, SO 25@9 rs; common to me-
dun, $2@3.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 3.--The
Drotrs Journal reports: Cattle
receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
1000 head; market strong and
active; shipping steers. $50 to
1000 pounds, SO 5G@4 Is; stockers and
feeders, 50 1908 90; COWS, bulls and
mixed, 81 1908 90; bulk, So 60@3 %.
Hcgs-receipls, $4,000 head; ship.
ments, 10000 head; market 10
@l5c higher; rough and mixed,
81 6595 05; packing and ship
ping, 81 8b@6 80; light, 81 50@5 /;
skips, IS 1904 30. Sheep-receipts,
5000 head; shipments, 1000 head !;
market steady; natives, So 1905;
Western, 50 5000 so; Texans, 80 500
4 lambs, $i(9b 70.
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MULks AND HORSES

MyLRs-l4 hands high, S90@10O;
l4l hands high, $l05@Il5; 10 hands
hands high, $ll6@l36; 15A hands
high, $l350l5O. The chief demand
is for mules from l4l to l5i hands
high.
HoRsKs drivers. $l25@l75;
saddle, $l26@ l75; extra saddle, $3.50
275; plugs, S509Sl
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RIVERS AND STEAMBOATS,
STEAMERS LEAVING
MOVEMENTS AT THE LEvEE.

Arrivals. Kate Adams, Arkansas
City; Chesapeake Tptonville, City Of
Vicksburg, St. Louis; Helena, New Or
leans Harry Brown, Ohio river Granite
State, Cincinnati; City Of st. Louis, St.
Louis. CT.
Departures Kate Adams, Arkansas
City; City OF Vicksburg, Vicksburg;
Helena, st. Louis; Harry Brown, New
Orleans; City of st. Louis, New Or
leans.
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GENERAL TRADE.
BREADsTUFFs.

CoRNMEAL--Stand,rd, So %; pearl,
So G5@3 35; roller, 81 80, firm.
HAY-Uhoice, from store, $1,000
car load from levse Or depot, $l4;
prime, from store, Zoe; car load from
levee or depot ,$l3; prairie, from store,
SOC; car load from levee or depot,
s. go
OoRN = From store, white, SOC
mixed, 4Sc; from levee or depot,
white, In bulk, 44c; in sacks, 47ci
mixed, in bulk, 43c; In sacks, 45C.
OATS - From store, white, 40c
mixed, 4Sc; from levee or depot
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SKINS AND PURs

SKINS AND FURJ-Dser skins, zoe
bear, $l@7; mink, 10000; coon,
hunter handled, 15@75c; country
handled, 15@50c; otter, $l(96 so; bsa-
yer, 50c@b7; wild cat, 15(925c; fox,
15@75c; musk rat, 10c; opossum, l0C
wolf, 5Oc@s2; skunk, 10000; pan
theirs, 30 .@$l.
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FINANCE and COMMERCE.
MONEY @ TO 8 PER CENT, NEW
YORK EXCHANGE PAR.
Cotton Steady - Middling Cotton,
8 7'Sc-Sales Yesterday,
1150 Bales.

Money Is in quite fair supply for all
business purposes at 6 to s per cent
The demand is moderate. Local secu-
rites are very quiet. The cotton mar
kstisstasdy; middling, $50. Sales, ll5(
bales. AtNew York spots were easy
middling, 9l,. Flu ures firm and :
to 6 points lower; February, 9 36S
9 CSC.
A leading New York cotton circular
says of the speculative market: "Some
lively trading took place on rapidly
changing market, but with cost largely
on the downward scale and prices av.
ersging considerably bslow yesterday.
There seemed to be an inclination to
buy in the morning, but when sdvices
came to hand indicating great finsn-
sial disturbance in Elrops, especially
on the Continent, many holders be-
came demoralizsd, and with such lib
eral selling out as to cause rapid and
almost unchecked break Of s to 8
points. The offering was absorbed
with some freedom, which resulted in
partial recovery and rates only 8 10 A
points under last evening"
At New Orleans spots were steady
middling, SIC. Futures barely steady
and o to 10 points lower; February,
S2@S S3c.
Liverpool spots were firm, good de-
mand middling, 5bd. Futures weak /;
February, 8 6 Cad aellsrs.
The general market presents an easy
feeling.
IMPORTS.
Twenty-six pigs butter, $50 rlls bag
ging, liz pkgs bacon, 496 pigs boots
and shoes, $500 bu corn, 2 pkgs
cheese. 1872 skis coffee, 5 cars cotton
seed, 1903 SKIS cotton seed. GA pkgs dry
goods, So pigs eggs, 1888 brls -four, 686
bales hay, 40 pkgs hats, Is head cattle,
$40 pkgs lard, $4,000 feet lumber, 80
pkes liquors, 265 brs meal, 226 brls
molasses, 1910 kegs nails, 5000 bu oats,
100 brls potatoes, car pork sides, 496
brls sugar and 2l9 pkgs tobacco.
ELEVATOR REPORTS.
The following elbows the amount of
grain received, withdrawn and in store
by regular elevators, as reported to the
Merchants Exchange yesterday {:
Wheat, in store, 4S9 bu. Corn, re-
ceived, 1920 bu; WITHDRAWN, 1901 bu !;
in store, 1882 bu. Oats, withdrawn,
1905 bu; in store. 1880 bu.
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HIDES AND TALLnw.

Dry flint, No. l, l5lc; No.
2, 123o; dry sailed, 10@12c; green
sailed, No. l, 7ic; No. 2, 6lc; green,
5@6c. Sheep skins, 15c(9sl. Bees
wax, zoe. Tallow, 4c.
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TfTCIju,
CAIRO, February 3.-Noon--River So
feet 7 inches and rising. Weather
cloudy and cold. No arrivals or de-
psrtures.
CINorNNATI, February 3-Noon--
River 40 feet IL inches, and rising 6
inches an hour. Weather cloudy; Their
mometer $50.
EVANSVILLE, February 3-Noon-
River 81 feet 8 inches and rising.
Weather-rained h I'd during the
night; thermometer 500.
LOUISVILLE, February 3.-Noon--
River rs feet in the canal and 2S feet
10 inches on the falls and rising.
Weather cloudy and slightly cooler,
with rsiB. Departed: Joseph b. Will
Jams and tow, New Orleans, ..l
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RAGaINa. TIES. ETC

BAsslNa-OArload lots; Jute, 9 lbs,
SIC; II lbs, 7ic; Il lbs, &c. Flax, s
lbs, 9ac,
TIEs-Sl O5@l 10.
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WOOL

Wool = Bury grease wool, I'M
washed, l2@lSc; clear grease wool,
23@25c; hurry washed, .23@30c; tub
washed, 33 d35c.
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NAILS. LRAD,.sHOT.

NAms-lOs, iron, 80 IS; steel, So 70
LEAD &c.
SHOT Drop, 81 Go; buck, 81 80.
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AGRICULrURAL SEEDS.

sEEps-Olover. IS Is per bushel
orchard grass, 81 90; herdsgrass, SOFA
SIC: timothy, 32A2 25,
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Florence and Decatur Stocks
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
JOHN IL. NORTON

DEALER,
"a Madison St, Memphis, Tenn.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened
firm, and closed steady; middlng, SIC.
Sales, 1850 bales, including 400 last
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RIy Eass AND WEATHER.

OFFICE SroNAL SRRvIoE, U. 8. Al
MEMPHIS, February 3, Pm. J
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 75' meridian
time, which is one hour later than
Memphis time: ......s
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Adams Express, IA. Morris&E., off7d, 1891.
Allegheny Cent'l,-. Nashville d G., Slh.
Alton 4 I. H., 30. Nj Central. $50.
A. at. H.,pfd.. 80. Nora W.pfd,A
American Ex., l0S. Northern Pac. ,263S
B. @. r. Il N, 45. Northern Pac ptd, SIX
Canada Pac., 621S c. N. W.,ll1H
Canada Sou. 55e1. ca NV ptd. ,199
Central Pacific, 1913. MY Central, ll03S
Chesapeake 4 o., ~. N.Y.C.& St.L., iOA.
G. i o. 1st pfd, Is. N.Y.C.&St L.pfd,lS1s.
@. & o. I'd pfd, 10. Ohio Central, =.
Chicago & A. ,I42. Ohio & Miss. ,232s.
C.&A.pfd,1t5 o. Miss, pfd, 50
c., B. K q 1871. Ontario 4 West, l6.
G., 81. L. &N.0.,- Oregon Nav, 9S5S
c., SLID p, 1873. Oregon Trans, 800
g. s. g. 3d. 81 IS Ps ssfiSs M b%R &c.
@. 4 O., 601s. Panama, =.
@. an. Valley, IS. Peoria D. & E., SO.
Del. 4 Hud:, 1915, Pittsburg, l5l. ,,,>
Del, L. Il W. lS3sS. pullman 70, l4Sh.
Erie, 295z. Rock Island, lbs.
Erie pfd, 66h. St.L i ST., 29h.
N New E1 Tenn. pfi,7S. st.L.&s: 1T lex.
Fort Wayne, las @. M. * st. P, 86M
Hannibal & st. Jo.-. 9. NJ. Il St.P,, p, ll7%.
II 4 St.Jo., pfd. -. 81. P. N 4 NJ, IL
Harlem, 2l6.i St.Paul& Omaha, 46eB;
f hIHSsSn csptis lsa Fsnp Sasi iI R5e
Ind, B. & W., 10. Texas Pacific, 2Oh:
Kansas & T., 261z. Toledo & 0. Cen. p, 55H
Lake +. & w, IS. Union Pacific, 81,
Lou Lou. I s!N Nash. s7N. VI, 5. e. 4 p, Is;
NY n II Al E9S 81. VII i. f. a.. { G "a
NJ. 4 G. seconds. ". U. Tel, 72H.
Mem, K Char, Sc. Colorado Coal, 36A.
Mich. Cen 81. Homo Stake, 1871.
Min. & st. L., IN. Iron Silver, $50.
Min. q st. L. pfd ,40%. Ontario, "a.
Missouri Pacific, JOG. Quicksilver, 81.
Mohila a Ohio, Az Quicksilver pfd, 2Sh.
NJ. L. s. & W., 65. South Pacific.
NJ, L.S.& W .pfd,95K. 6utro, %.
LONDON, February 3.-Conso,s 99b
for money and 100 for the account.
A. & G. W. firsts, 425; seconds, TO-.
The Bank of England has reduced
the rate of discount from per cent.
to 4 per cent. The bullon in the Bank
of EUgland increased ej99,000 during
the past week. The proportion OF the
Bank Of England's reserve to liability,
which last week was AZ 81 per cent, is
now AZ 20 per cent.
PARIS, February 3.-Three psr cent.
rentes 75f 95c, for the account. The
weekly statement OF the Bank OF
France shows an increase of 100000
francs gold and 4,025, 900 francs silver.
BERLIN, February 3.-The statement
OF the Imperial Bank Of Germany
shows an increase in specie Of 1e, 420,-
600 marks.
BANK CLEARIEas.
CHICAGO, Ill, February 3.--Bsnk
clearings today, IS, 100000.
New York, February Bank clear
inps today, $l23, 1872 $50; balances, f5,-
058 SOL.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, February 3.-Bank
cIesrirgs today, $780,, 1OS; balances,
1882, 1859.
BALrIMoRE, ND, February 3.-Bank
c'esriBgs today, $2,CS9,131; balances,
$242,O5S.
BosroE, MASS, February Bank
clearlpgs today, $l2,575, 4O3; balances,
81, 1897, 1858.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February g.
Bank clearings today, SIC, 525, 1873; bal
anCes, 81 ,644,9H.
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The New Orleans future market
opened easy and closed barely steady,
and from 8 to 10 points lower. Sales,
4S,S00 bales. Quotations were as fol-
lows:
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FINANCE.

Money in moderate demand at TO
s per cent. The Clearing House re-
pot is as follows:
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
NEW YoRK, February 3.-Weather
conditions were very much against
business In all departments, hence
trade Is very moderate.
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WHISKY, WINES, ILIQUORs, ETC

Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon, 81 5O@5; redistilled goods from
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POWDER.
DRUGS. PAINTS AND OILy.

PowDER-Kegs, So; half kegs, 81 70
quarter kegs, 81 so,
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New York and principal cities
North and East, ! discount buying, !
premium selling; New England sight
| discount buying; New Otleans, 1
discount buying, par selling.
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The New Orleans spot market
opened quiet and closed steady: mid
ding, SBc. Sales, 4250 bales. Quota
tions were as follows:
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Receipts at ports, this day, 1887, 15. $40
Receipts at ports, this day, 1885, 20, 220
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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New York futures opened firm and
closed firm and 2 to 8 points lower.
Sales, 131 800 bales. The closing quo
tations were as follows:
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Dealors In stocks, Bonds and other seouri-
Room f.. Cotton Exchange Building.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1887-09-07

nelly kom, men det stallet kom ett
mycket stort regn, som kanhanda
gjorde bade folk, kreatur och vHxter
mera godt an de utlofvade talen ma
gonsin kunnat g0ra. - Sv. Ev. Luth.
Observation-Disclosures har ar ett blom-
strande tillstand. Den hade EFT myc-
ket intressant mote pa qvallen den
2:dra dennes, d8 tai. sang, och musk
vankades. Det ar gladiande att Sc
1ntresset for denna f0rening vaxa,
isynnerhet bland de unga; ty det Dir
dem, som man genom denna forening
s0ker leda, fostra, och befordra pa en-
god Wig och till ett godt NAL. De al
dire aro naturligtvis afven valkomna
till att deltaga delta adla arbete.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-04

A story comes from Lincoln Neb, that
Brigham Young. who has never been dead
at all, but only in hiding, is getting ready
to rise with new revelation for his fol
lowers, TO save them from their wicked en-
envy, the United States government Ac-
cording to this story, Young is in the house
of AN English Mormon near Lincoln. an old
man, who has only recently discovered his
identity, and here the prophet" receives
the visits Of the leaders of the Mormon
church, who plot with him for the final
event. The old man disclosed the secret to
save the Mormons from further delusiuu.
and a merchant who formerly did business
in Salt Lake City drove over to the house
and with his own eyes saw Brigham sitting
at his ease in a bay window. For few
moments the old man sat silently, then
raised his hand TO his brow, revealing a scar
about the wrist that still further establishes
his Identity To give the story still more
color and picturesquenesS, the despatch con
tinues 1T is well-known fact that the
elders of the Mormon church throughout
Utah and Arizona have of late been preach
ing the return of the prophet. This, togeth-
err with the fact that it was claimed by
St Louis man some months ago that Young
was seen and recognized in London that
number of prominent Mormons from Salt
Lake City have lately been seen upon the
streets Of Lincoln that important egisla-
ton is about to he enacted to the detriment
of the Mormon church, and that a veil of
mystery has always shrouded the prophets
death, makes it almost certain that the Nor
mon banners throughout Utah will soon he
unlurled announcing that he is risen. " The
/ New York Tribune thinks there may be
something in the story, and says: 1--WE
have not the slightest doubt that numbers
of Mormons will receive the Nebraska Rc-
ton, clumsy, crude and foolish as it is, with
simple and unquestioning faith; nay, that
even those who saw Brigham Yuung's body
IN the coffin will prefer to conclude that
| their eyes deceived them, and that it was
not really his dead features upon which
| they then looked. 1t would not he difficult
to find some man resembling the dead pro
/ phet enough to dupe his followers, however.
/ few years of absence play sad tricks with
! memories of faces, as the Tichborne case
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-04
The vermont Wnr CInim..

The judiciary committee of the House
says in its report ON the war claims between
the government aud the state Of Vermont
The United States in 1854 and 1865 is
sued to the state of Vermont military arms.
equipments, coumissary, quartermaster's
and other stores 10 the amount of 500, 900,
at the prices charged in the ordnance bu-
reuu. BY law Vermont is entitled to a
credit of so, 600 ON account of the use of
said stores or n portion Of them, in the
suppression of the rebellion, for her quota
of arms distributed among the states for
certain years, for suspended war debt ON
which the authorities Of the United States
allow SIG, 900 and she claims credit for
certain expenses incurred in repeling inva-
sions of her northern border during the
war. This claim has only recently been
made, and will not probably be insisted up
ON. The muskets issued to Vermont 4 j, OOW
were charged at $50 - each
In $50 1880 of these muslIets were
sold under the authority Of the state at s.
each, and the money put in the treasury of
that state.
This price was doubtless the full value of
the arms, but iuasinuch as they We're charg-
ed at u much larger amount and the officers
of the treasury department have no author
lty 10 settle the account ON different ba-
sis and as Vermont will not, and ought
not to be asked to, settle on such am inequit-
able basis, it is evident that Congress should
provide some fair way of adjusting the ac-
counts
Vermont has by enactment authorized
her governor and auditor TO meet parties to
be appointed by the United States and ad-
just the differences upon fair and equitable
principles, to receive any sum due Vermont.
and to pay any amount found due the
United States A due consideration of our
own Interests and courtesy Ia the state of
Vermont requires that Congress accept the
proposition thus rendered